The studio behind ambitious cops and crooks online game APB and the original Crackdown may be on the verge of closure, according to sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation. But developer Realtime Worlds says itâs âfully committedâ to the massively-multiplayer game.
Realtime Worlds confirmed âexpected redundanciesâ across multiple department at the studios today, chalking up some of the layoffs to restructuring after the launch of APB. The studio offered the following statement to Kotaku.
âFurther to the press release issued on the 7th July announcing the post-launch restructure for APB and expected redundancies, the 30-day consultation period with the affected staff has ended,â a spokesperson said. âThe supporting infrastructure for a game inevitably changes once released, and those staff that couldnât be redeployed to new projects in the Art, Audio, Coding, Design, Production, and QA departments have regrettably been made redundant.â
âAPB continues to be our primary development focus, and we remain fully committed to the game and its players,â the statement reads.
Sources who wished to remain anonymous told Kotaku this week that the cutbacks at Realtime Worlds were expected to have a serious impact on the APB and Project MyWorld teams, with the companyâs Scottish division possibly closing down altogether. Work on Project MyWorld, the recently revealed â3D social gaming experience,â is alleged to be moving to Realtime Worldsâ Colorado-based offices.
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Yesterday, the official APB web site removed the option for three and six month subscription plans. According to a Kotaku reader who spotted the change, âAn APB forum moderator said that it wasnât an error and that an announcement would follow.â The APB web site is currently offline for maintenance.
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